Singer Elton John, who is one of the greatest-selling singers in history, will play a “Greatest Hits Live” concert with his band at 8 p.m. April 22 at Wilkes-Barre’s Mohegan Sun Arena, the venue just announced.

Elton John at Reading's Sovereign Center Photo by Courtney N. Moser/Special to The Morning Call

Tickets, at $29 to $139, will go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday at www.Ticketmaster.com, www.Livenation.com, the Mohegan Sun Arena Box Office and charge-by-phone at 800-745-3000. There will be an eight-ticket limit per customer.

John last played the area April 30 at a sold-out show at Reading’s Sovereign Center that broke that venue’s attendance record.

That show was deemed Lehigh Valley Music’s best concert of the year, as John played he played 25 of his best songs spanning 27 years in a concert that lasted two hours and 45 minutes, and played enthusiastically.

John has sold more than 70 million albums in the United States alone and claims sales of more than 250 million worldwide, which would put him in the Top 10 selling musical artists of all time.

He has amassed 39 gold or platinum albums – 28 of which hit the Top 10 and six of which hit No. 1. He also has had 60 Top 40 songs, including 10 that hit No. 1, such as “Your Song,” “Daniel,” “Rocket Man,” “Bennie and the Jets,” “Island Girl,” “Philadelphia Freedom,” “Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds” and “Crocodile Rock.”

His “Candle in the Wind 1997” sold more than 11 million copies in the United States, making it one of the biggest singles of all time.

His newest release, “The UNION,” with Leon Russell, is nominated for a 2011 Grammy Award for, Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals for “If It Wasn’t for Bad.” He already has six Grammys and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility in 1994.

“It is truly an honor to have Elton John back to Northeast Pennsylvania,” said Rebecca Bonnevier, SMG General Manager of Mohegan Sun Arena. “ His previous concerts, including our building’s 10-year anniversary, remain iconic moments in NEPA history. We can't wait for another tour de force performance from the Rocket Man.”

JOHN J. MOSER has been around long enough to have seen the original Ramones in a small club in New Jersey, U2 from the fourth row of a theater and Bob Dylan's born-again tours. But he also has the number for All-American Rejects' Nick Wheeler on his cell phone, wrote the first story ever done on Jack's Mannequin and hung out in Wiz Khalifa's hotel room.

OTHER CONTRIBUTORS

JODI DUCKETT: As The Morning Call's assistant features editor responsible for entertainment, she spends a lot of time surveying the music landscape and sizing up the Valley's festivals and club scene. She's no expert, but enjoys it all — especially artists who resonated in her younger years, such as Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, Tracy Chapman, Santana and Joni Mitchell.

KATHY LAUER-WILLIAMS enjoys all types of music, from roots rock and folk to classical and opera. Music has been a constant backdrop to her life since she first sat on the steps listening to her mother’s Broadway LPs when she was 2. Since becoming a mother herself, she has become well-versed on the growing genre of kindie rock and, with her son in tow, can boast she has seen a majority of the current kid’s performers from Dan Zanes to They Might Be Giants.

STEPHANIE SIGAFOOS: A Jersey native raised in Northeast PA, she was reared in a house littered with 8-tracks, 45s and cassette tapes of The Beatles, Elvis, Meatloaf and Billy Joel. She also grew up on the sounds of Reba McEntire, Garth Brooks and Tim McGraw and can be found traversing the countryside in search of the sounds of a steel guitar. A fan of today's 'new country,' she digs mainstream/country-pop crossovers like Lady Antebellum and Sugarland and other artists that illustrate the genre's diversity.